(WYTV)- Why are there 88 keys on a piano? Why not 44, or 200? Let’s go back to the days before the piano, when composers wrote for the harpsichord, which has just 60 keys, and each key is its ...

However, all 88 keys are not needed in order to have a full keyboard playing experience. Some models have 76 keys, which would qualify as a medium-sized keyboard piano. Smaller models have 61 keys.

Last year, French manufacturer Arturia released the third iteration of its MIDI controller keyboard, KeyLab, in 49- and 61-key versions, bolstering the range with a new keybed, redesigned interface ...

Arturia’s AstroLab is a winning concept – a sleek, stylish hardware keyboard that houses the French brand’s Analog Lab software, ... the lack of an 88-key, ...

In an era when the words “MIDI controller” conjure images of two-octave keyboards for push-button music producers, the options for dedicated 88-key master keyboards are few. There seems to be an ...

Yeah, if you are just learning to play, you don't need all 88 keys at all.<br>The keyboard is the same pattern of 12 keys repeated over and over so there is no need for all of them unless you are ...

I should know: I badly play a Nord Piano 2 I bought years ago, a red 88-key beast that can exquisitely reproduce the sounds of a royal grand piano or a funky electric keyboard.